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Interview with Centralrøgeriet in Køge
In connection to the project Residue to Resource, Centralrøgeriet was given a screening of their company in Køge. Through the project they received paid consultancy services to investigate solutions to the challenges that were identified at the screening of their production. The below interview is a short summation of..
Visit from UNIDO and Vietnam
On the 8th of May, 2018, Symbiosis Center Denmark received a delegation consisting of officials from UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) and Vietnamese government officials led by Mr. Nguyen Van Trung, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment. As part of their study tour around Europe...
Finishing conference for project Residue to Ressource
On the 3rd of May, 2018, Symbiosis Center Denmark held a conference for the finishing of the project Residual to Resource, where around 40 employees and leaders from municipalities, regions and business centers participated to learn more about the results that the project has accomplished...
Article: Mega-cities will save the globe
Algae-powered buldings and skyscrapers built from waste are some of the solutions in this article, where the author take a glimpse into the future. An overview of what technology can do to transform the increasingly polluting cities in the world into green recycling oases...
New article by Altinget about the Kalundborg Symbiosis
Altinget, an impartial, policital, online newspaper, has recently published a 9 page long article providing an in-depth look into the creation of the Kalundborg Symbiosis. The article covers everything from the current activities..
Kalundborg Symbiosis – A case on circular economy
The Kalundborg Symbiosis is highlighted as a case in EFPIA’s White Paper about circular economy.
EFPIA emphasises the importance of switching to a circular economy all over Europe. Their main focus is getting the pharmaceutical industries...
Read EFPIA's White paper.
Symbioses and sustainable water consumption
In the American documentary "The Ripple Effect", the main focus is the water consumtion of the future, our whole water eco system and solutions on how best to exploit the enormous amounts of waste water discharged all over the world...
DSC at UNLEASH Kickoff Event
This Sunday UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2017 started with 1000 international talents from 129 countries. Symbiosis Center Denmark was there on behalf of the Kalundborg Symbiosis, which was 1 out of 7 cases that day. Around 150 talents provided input for how the Kalundborg Symbiosis could adapt an even more circular mindset with the main focus on energy...
Interview with Austrian Trade Council
The Austrian Trade Council came by SymbiosisCenter Denmark, to get a better understanding od the inustrial symbiosis in Kalundborg. This was a nice opportunity for sharing knowledge and ideas, and the possibility for an imaginable collaboration in the future...
UNESCO: Wastewater – The untapped resource
In a world where the demand on clean drinking water is constantly increasing, and where the water resources of the world is threatened by depletion, pollution and climate change, it is inevitable to focus on better ways to use our waste water.
UNESCO highlights the Kalundborg Symbiosis on page 66, as an example of an "industrial ecosystem", that has succeeded with a circular approach to industrial production...
Green business model creates sustainability
Allo 2009 produces dietary supplements for animals, focusing in animal welfare and natural meat production. Through our project Residue to Resource we have helped the company reduce their resource and material consumption, and they are now using residual products from the production to make a new dietary supplement.
Allo 2009 has increased ther competitive ability, and is expanding...
Reused waste water from refrigeration plant
Through our project Residue to Resource, the local butcher in Knabstrup has been helped to exploit the surplus heat from his 14 refrigeration systems and use it for heating...
A well functioning symbiosis in Kalundborg
At an industry trade fair for local companies in Granollers, a small industrial city next to Barcelona, the Kalundborg Symbiosis is used as an example of a well functioning industrial symbiosis.
The industrial area in Granollers has several...
Residue to Resource generates great savnings
Scandinavian Packaging in Borup is one of the companies that has participated in oiur project 'Residue to Resource'. They have gotten support and guidance to very specific savings, that has already shown...
How global challenges become local advantages
In the summer of 2016 in Lund, Symbiosis Center Denmark was the process leader during a workshop about circular economy and industrial symbioses. As a follow-up of the conference, the Swedish organizer “The Bridge” has issued an interview...